Make the Call!

Stubborn attitudes may appear when we feel ill.  We continue to take over-the-counter medicine, try to get some rest and drink hot tea to help with sore throats.  When pain sets in, we pop some Tylenol and move on with the rest of the day.  Why don't we just make the call to our doctor?

We persist on doing this on our own.  The sickness, pain or disease will eventually go away, right?  A doctor cannot help; they just like to gain money from their patients.  We refuse to allow a professional (who knows way more than us about the subject at hand) to take over and help.  We make excuses to avoid a visit to the doctor; too busy, unnecessary, too expensive, etc.

Reality sets in after a few weeks of this roller coaster of popping pills and we pick up the phone.  Upon hanging up the phone, our spirit lifts, nerves relax and we feel somewhat better already.  We know help is on its way.  We placed this in someone else's hands; one who holds the answer, the cure.  We must heed their instructions and follow completely! 

"Answer me when I call to you,
   my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
   have mercy on me and hear my prayer."

"Know that the LORD has set apart his faithful servant for himself;
   the LORD hears when I call to him." (Psalm 4:1;3)

My friends do not walk around this Earth refusing to seek help in our every day.  We cannot do this alone.  We must cry out to God for help, strength, healing, wisdom, love and peace.  He is the answer!  Call to Him, seek His healing touch daily and then make an appointment to go and be fed with Truth on Sunday.  Keep medicating yourself each day with Truth.  For every trial, tribulation, decision, pain, sorrow or past mistakes; He is the answer.  He remains the same throughout, never changing.  He never fails us, always reliable and ready to take you in His arms.  He does all this FREELY!   

Make the call! (Jeremiah 33:3)  Don't allow devil a foothold by listening to his lies that you are too busy for church.  Refuse to listen when Satan claims all the church wants is money or you don't need to visit a building to receive spiritual feeding.  Satan may try and convince you that you need to sleep in at least one day out of the week.  Take a stand and tell Satan to get behind you.  Tell him to get out of your way so you can place all life's troubles in the hands of God. 

The moment the call is made, relief comes instantly.  Knowing God will take care of you and have Him there through it all brings such peace.  Finally, you begin to feel better.  Your eyes see a light.  Your spirit fills with comfort, love and peace.  Keeping faithful to the appointment on Sunday will allow you to remain filled with the medicine needed to cure anything life brings. 

If you fail to take the full prescription given from a doctor, the illness comes back with a vengeance.  You must take all of the prescribed medicine, even if you begin to feel better physically.  Well, we must take in our prescribed medicine continually or Satan will come at us with a vengeance.  He will see a weak soul and attack.  Just as sickness in our body would see weak cells and attack to bring our bodies down again.  Combat Satan's lies with His Truth daily.  Wake up and read His Word.  Seek a church family to receive spiritual feeding every Sunday and form connections with other believers.  Listen to God's instructions and follow accordingly.  He will heal and take any anxiety, pain or sorrow away.  He is the only cure!

God, thank you for another day.  Thank You for providing care every day.  I know You hear my cry for healing, comfort and peace.  You come so quickly to my rescue.  Thank You for taking my life in Your hands.  My eyes are open and my ears listening to see where I should go.  I love You.

Keep praying harder than the devil can work.
Sheree Craig